Vuvuzelas—those plastic horns bleating in the background at every World Cup soccer match—have created an industry: vuvuzela fighters. Broadcasters are doing what they can to reduce the noise, and they ...

SAO PAULO – Brazil's replacement for the vuvuzela is giving World Cup organizers a headache. It wasn't the sound of the caxirola — a maraca-like instrument not nearly as noisy as the South African ...

Vuvuzelas, the yard-long plastic horns deafening fans in South Africa’s World Cup soccer stadiums, have become one of the country’s fastest-selling sports items, leaving manufacturers struggling to ...

The business brain behind the vuvuzela said he was preparing to make a big noise in the European market with his plastic horn. Neil van Schalkwyk has partnered up with a German company and said he has ...

Salvador, Brazil – Maybe more than who won or lost, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be remembered for one thing: The vuvuzela. The long, plastic horn became the soundtrack for every game ...

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BEIJING — If you need another reminder of China’s manufacturing omnipresence, just turn on your TV for any World Cup match. That incessant drone that sounds like a swarm of bees crossed with elephants ...